Microsoft to partner with Government in Sri Lanka’s Technology Transformation
View(s):Microsoft Corporation has assured the Government of Sri Lanka of its continued support to accomplish the country’s ICT (information and communications technology) plans and goals. Following up with the meeting between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois in Davos in January, the US-based firm has reiterated its commitment to facilitate Sri Lanka’s journey towards a sustainable digital transformation. The company said that a joint media briefing was organized recently themed ‘Transforming to a Digital Government’ at the BMICH to showcase how Sri Lanka can utilize the latest ICT technologies to ensure that Government can step into the digital age.
The event, hosted under the patronage of the office of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, saw Microsoft Sri Lanka joining with the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure to discuss the way forward for inclusion of ICT in Government in Sri Lanka. Microsoft will continue its longstanding partnership with the government in assisting the public sector to grasp the full potential of future-driven technology components such as Internet of Things (IoT), big data and cloud computing. The government is positively looking at empowering key public sectors including education, healthcare, urban development and finance with the use of technology.